⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their three- They went cold, three of 23 from three
- Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their four
- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 48
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 0:43 · MIN 41-31 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 8:26 · MIN 47-47 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Wesley Matthews technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:25 · MIN 24-24 POR
📊The numbers
| MIN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 3 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 3 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
